Asante, Molefi K., 1942-

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Summary: Molefi Kete Asante is an American philosopher who is involved in the fields of African-American studies, African studies, and communication studies. He is currently a professor in the Department of Africology at Temple University, where he founded the PhD program in African-American Studies. He is president of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [2][3][4][5][6][1]
Born: 1942 [3]; 1942-08-14 [1]
Birth Place: Valdosta [1]; Valdosta, Ga. [3]
Country: United States [3]
Website: http://www.asante.net/ [1]
Language: English [4]
Occupation: university teacher [1]; writer [1]; philosopher [1]
Employer: University at Buffalo [1]; University of California, Los Angeles [1]; Temple University [1]
Educated at: Southwestern Christian College [1]; University of California, Los Angeles [1]; Nashville Christian Institute [1]; Oklahoma Christian University [1]; Pepperdine University [1]
Country of Education: United States [1]
Yale LUX: Entity [1]
Oxford Reference: Overview [1]

Sources: 1. Wikidata; 2. VIAF; 3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 5. Library of Congress; 6. National Library of Korea

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